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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has diedABC News - Mar. 6 -
Barça 'determined' to win for team doctor who died
Barcelona forward Raphinha said the passing of team doctor Carles Miñarro made the players even more intent on putting on a show against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.ESPN - 6d -
Alan Simpson, former Wyoming senator, dies at 93
Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming died Friday at the age of 93. Simpson was from a bygone era: A conservative who supported gay rights and said abortion was so personal men shouldn't even have a ...CBS News - 4d -
Not enough power to share: The political feud behind Rodrigo Duterte's downfall
The ex-president is on his way to the International Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee dies at 97
Hong Kong property developer Lee Shau Kee, who led one of the biggest real estate empires in the former British territory, has diedABC News - 1d -
Gene Hackman's wife called medical concierge service before she died
Betsy Arakawa, who died from hantavirus, called a medical concierge service two weeks before she and Gene Hackman were found dead.CBS News - 1d -
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 others
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivityABC News - 4d -
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details under Freedom of Information Act
The House Judiciary and Oversight committees sent a sweeping information request to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, seeking to root out Elon Musk's role and the extent ...The Hill - 10h -
How federal lands can be used to ease the housing crisis
President Trump's pledge to open up federal land for housing construction could alleviate the housing market's top financial worry, which is inflation, by making homeownership more affordable.The Hill - Mar. 10 -
HUD, Interior announce plan to use federal land for affordable housing
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced on Monday plans to identify federal lands where affordable housing ...The Hill - 1d -
Watch live: House GOP leaders speak ahead of key vote to avert shutdown
House Republican leaders will speak Tuesday morning ahead of a key vote on the stopgap bill that would fund the government through September. The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Semisonic objects to White House using song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'
The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deporteeABC News - 1d -
Criminals use AI in ‘proxy’ attacks for hostile powers, warns Europol
EU police agency says organised crime rings use artificial intelligence to amplify their ‘speed, reach, and sophistication’Financial Times - 13h -
UNC over West Virginia committee decision may be by-the-book, but it's miserable look
Maybe it's time for the NCAA to ditch the model of athletics directors and conference commissioners choosing who gets in NCAA Tournament.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn't yet confirmed
An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, though the virus has not been confirmed as the causeABC News - Mar. 6 -
George Lowe, the voice behind Space Ghost on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, dies at 67
The man who was the voice behind the irreverent animated superhero on Adult Swim’s “Space Ghost Coast to Coast,” has diedABC News - Mar. 7 -
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John Hemingway, dies at age 105
John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105ABC News - 15h -
Ex-slugger Vaughn admits HGH use late in career
Former big league slugger Mo Vaughn has confirmed he used human growth hormone to recover from a nagging knee injury late in his career.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, Oscar-Winning Producer and Hollywood Power, Dies
His “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
The White House is using tariffs to restore manufacturing. Data suggests it will take time.
What the White House wants and what the economic realities of manufacturing and trade are don’t line up, experts say.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Al Green censure highlights increased appetite for retribution in House
A formal House reprimand didn't contain the fallout from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) interrupting President Trump’s speech to Congress, showing how petty fights and demands for retribution have become ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
House Republicans targeting 26 Democrats on initial midterm list
The National Republican Congressional Campaign (NRCC) rolled out a list of 26 vulnerable House Democrats it plans to target in the 2026 midterms. The list includes California Reps. Josh Harder, ...The Hill - 1d -
Canadians who visit US for more than 30 days will be fingerprinted
New requirement hardens enforcement of existing law that hasn’t been applied consistently to Canadians entering the United States. US politics live – latest updates Canadians who visit the US ...The Guardian - 5d -
Using one-shots, 'Adolescence' effectively portrays a powerful story
Starring Stephen Graham and newcomer Owen Cooper, this series uses one-shots to portray a story about crime, family and self-reflection.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
Former Sen. Alan Simpson dies at age 93
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) a moderate conservative known for his witty humor who was appointed to lead a commission on deficit reduction by former President Obama, died Friday at the age of ...The Hill - 4d -
Arrested Philippine ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown
Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on an international warrant as he returned to ManilaABC News - Mar. 11 -
Kosovo's war crime-charged ex-president briefly released to visit his ill father
Kosovo’s ex-President Hashim Thaci, who is facing war crime charges, has been briefly released from a European Union-backed court to visit his ill fatherABC News - 5d -
Ex-teammates Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence spat about Cowboys Super Bowl chances
Ex-teammates Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence engaged in a social media spat after Lawrence, who signed with the Seattle Seahawks, took a swipe at the Dallas Cowboys for not being able to win a ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Green Bay Packers sign ex-Kansas City Chiefs WR, Super Bowl LVIII hero Mecole Hardman
On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers signed ex-Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman, who caught the game-winning touchdown in Kansas City's Super Bowl LVIII victory.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana
Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to death. The clergy abuse survivor who effectively ignited the US Catholic ...The Guardian - 4d -
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an ...CBS News - 2d -
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants
Presidents are given the extraordinary power by the 227-year-old law to order the arrest, detention and deportation of noncitizens who are 14 years or older and come from countries staging an ...CBS News - 1d -
Former NFL offensive lineman turned broadcaster Craig Wolfley dies at 66
Craig Wolfley, a former NFL offensive lineman who spent most of his 12-year career playing for Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh before becoming a fixture on the Steelers radio broadcast team, has diedABC News - Mar. 10 -
Minnesota Vikings say receiver Paul Flatley has died at 84
Paul Flatley, the 1963 Associated Press NFL rookie of the year for the Minnesota Vikings who piled up more than 3,000 receiving yards over five seasons, has died at the age of 84, the team ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Live updates: House sends funding bill to Senate; Ontario backs off power surcharge
Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a GOP stopgap funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avert a government shutdown. The House on Tuesday passed the measure 217-213, sending it to the Senate ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90
He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.The New York Times - 5d -
PIAA H.S. SWIMMING: Powers and Strucko advance to 2A finals
LEWISBURG — Blue Mountain’s Noah Powers will go for gold again tonight. This time in the 100-yard freestyle. Powers finished second in the preliminary race with a time of 46.32 behind Indiana’s ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Five years after the WHO declared COVID to be a pandemic, questions remain including how many people have died.ABC News - Mar. 11 -
White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a ...NBC News - 5d -
White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.The New York Times - 2d